"catalytic converter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catalytic converters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} catalytic converter (plural catalytic converters)
  1. (automotive) A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide. Categories (topical): Auto parts, Automotive, Carbon Synonyms: Cadillac converter [Southern-US, humorous, nonstandard, often], cat, catalyser Derived forms: cat Translations (chamber in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized into carbon dioxide): katalyzátor [masculine] (Czech), katalysator [common-gender] (Danish), katalysator [masculine] (Dutch), katalüüsneutralisaator (Estonian), katalysaattori (Finnish), katti (Finnish), pot catalytique [masculine] (French), catalizador [masculine] (Galician), Katalysator [masculine] (German), καταλύτης (katalýtis) [masculine] (Greek), katalizátor (Hungarian), efnahvarfi [masculine] (Icelandic), hvarfakútur [masculine] (Icelandic), катализа́тор (katalizátor) [masculine] (Macedonian), katalysator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), katalysator [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), katalizator [masculine] (Polish), catalisador [masculine] (Portuguese), conversor catalítico [masculine] (Portuguese), каталити́ческий конве́ртер (katalitíčeskij konvérter) [masculine] (Russian), katalysator [common-gender] (Swedish), katalytisk avgasrenare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-catalytic_converter-en-noun-7rqdtbX0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Catalysis Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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